New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-02-09
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Synopsis Of the Proceedings Il IL Senate aaa
House.

Synopsis Of the Proceedinss Ct IL Senate ana
House.
Senator Turant offered tho following:
Whereas, at a public meeting held in the
ttrend opera house In the city OF St. Paul on
SUNDAY evening. Jan. 80, an intimation was
given to the public OF the state of Minnesota by
the speak ers who addressed said meeting that
tue nen:oe OF the state legislature now in ses-
sion. and that members Of the legislature Of
1850, had been influenced by mercenary motives
IN tier votes and actions relative to the
ques ion OF high or low license, therefore.
resolved, That it is the duty of the senate to
order The appointment of a committee to make
a full and complete investigation OF the charges
that affect our positions public officers and
our characters private citizens; therefore.
Resolved, That the president Of the senate
appoint q committee OF five senators, whose
duty it shall be to fully investigate the imputa-
. tons cast upon the members Of this senate.
Mr.. Conlstock said be wanted the senate to
take time to think about the matter, and he
gave notice of debate SO the resolution could
go over till to-day. He did not do that to
simply to give the senators time to sleep on
1t over night.
MIR. Goodrch's bill introduced in the SEN
ate Yesterday proposing a constitutional
amendment is the same as the Iowa law on
PROM Dlton. The amendment proposed is:
No person shall manufacture for sale or shall
sell or Keep Tor sale any intoxicating liquors
whatever, including ale. wine and beer.
Mr. Goodrich asked that the bill be sent to
the committee on temperance and it was so
referred.
The following bills were recommended to
pass: Goodrich, carnal knowledge of chill
dreN; Keller, private banks using corporate
names: Day, admission of pupils to public
schoois; Goodrich, relating to pharmacy:
Goodrich, relating to the filing of atIidavits;
HaIVorsor., abollshing the board OF ilnmigra-
ton; Swenson, teachers certificates from
state board OF education; Gibson. relating to
bonds; Comstock, relating to probate courts;
Oswald, providing new judge for Mime
apoEs; Anox, A. F., relating to Wadena
county poor; Reyes, A. F., to incorporate
the village of Dundas.
Nj. Rogers offered the following resolu-
ton which W as subsequently amended:
Resolved, That the speaker OF the house ap-
POINT at once committee of five to Investigate
ana ascertain II any corrupt influences. either
monetary otherwise are being used to in
huence the votes Of members Of this house on
any measure now pending before this house. or
likely to be broguht before it, and as to whether
detectives have been or are now employed to
watch The members of this house, with power
TO send for persons and papers.
Amendment added by Mr.. Potter and &C.
cepted:
And also if there is anv truth in the asser-
ton that large sums Of money have been raised
for the purpose OF defeating any measure before
this house.
NIL 1loSeIS Gueu Sdlu.
rise to what deem the consideration of an
important matter. As is we'll known measure
relating to high license has been before the
house. And it has been known that to some
features OF that bill certain members have been
honurabiy opposed.
He then referred to Sunday nights high
license mass meeting as one evidently called
to create sentiment in favor of particular
bill ithe Prosser measured He continued,
very euphatically:
This is all we'll enough, but when the governor
of this state and the attorney general presume
to appear at such meeting and to substantially
charge members OF co-ordinate branch of the
state government with being bribed, I say that
it is time to call halt on this governor and
attorney geleral and make them prove their
charges. It there are agents OF the whisky ring
on this floor to buy up members let it be
known. have said that there are men in this
house who will not support this bill. This
meeting was to whip in the Republicans. Now
let Us see what the governor said. 7 read what
purports to be fair accurate report Of his re-
marks.
After debate the resolution was unani-
mOusiy adopted.
Az the rep publican caucus OF both houses
it was voted to pass the Prosser license
bill by the following vote:
For The Prosser Bil-Senaeors Bowen, Brown
Clark. Compton, Comstock, CrandalI Daniels,
Day. Dodge, Edwards, Finseth, Halvorsen,
Hoard. NJ: Johnson, T. johnson, Sampson, Sven
son, Wailmark, Wood-19. Against the bill:
Buchm,n, Cloush Eaton-3.
Representatives-For the bill: j. A. Anderson,
Baker, Isarker. BIZ OWN, Colby, Ellingson. Estes.
EvenSon, Fathers. Halvorson, Hanson, Hattie
stad, Aurd, Iverson, Johnson, Johnsrud, Knox,
Kreis, latham, Lee, Mobiles, Plowman. Potter
prat5, Prosser, Reese shoemaker snider, swaIs-
Against the bill: comstocE, Dunno. Elmquist,
FINN, J. N Jones, Lum, Madison. Naeseth-
Tho high license bill was the special order
Nv e.
the license $500 instead OF $1,000 and
$3.50 in villages,
Mr.. Durant seconded Mr. Pope's amend
ment The following was the vote:
For the Observation-Disclosures, Bowen Burk-
hardt, Chapman, Child, Durant, Gibson, Hall,
HAYDEN. Keller, Nachbar. Nelson, Oswald, Pope,
Shields, Smith, Truax, Ward. WEIGH, Whiteman,
WOOd-21.
r, A Aga s the Amendment Brown. Buchanan
Finseth Goodrich. Halvorson, Hixon,
Hoard, Ives, Johnson, M, Johnson T., Lende,
SAMPSON Swenson, Thacker, Walmark-24
The galleries and lobbies broke out into
applause as the vote was announced, but
President Rice quickly checked it by pound
ing his desk vigorously. -..
Mr.. NJ johnson then moved TO amend the
bill by making the time of taking effect
July l, 1887. The amendment was accepted
by Mr.. Daniels. The friends of the bill voted
for it. as it was carried, by the following vote:
For the Observation-Disclosures, Burkhardt,
Chapman, Clough, Comstock, Crandall, Daniels,
Eaton, Edwards, Finseth Goodrich, Hall,
Hoard, Ives. Johnson NJ, Johnson T.. Nelson,
Sampson, Smith. Swenson, Thacker, Truax,
Wallmark, Ward. Wood-25.
., Against the Observation-Disclosures Bowen.
Brown. Child, Clark, Compton, Dodge, Durant,
Gibson, Halvorson. Hayden, Hixon, Keller
Linde Nachbar Oswald, Welch. Whtteman-Is.
Mr.. Durant then moved that the bill be en-
crossed for third reading. which was
agreed to. On motion OF Mr.. Comstock the
bill was placed at the head of the calendar
for Friday.
The senate went into the business of
smashing fat offices yesterday with ven
geance. Mr.. Wards Dill to abolish the Office
OF oil inspector, and Mr. Halvorson's bill
abol1shing The state board of immigration
were both passed so quickly that it almost
took away the breath of certain interested
parties who were watching the proceedings
Inc vote was largely in favor of abolishing
the offices, and not word of opposition was
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